Archive for the ‘Cars & Transportation’ Category

• The cars that, hopefully won’t, eat Paris

  One initiative that was recently taken up in Paris is something I will be following with great interest. Building on the success of bike sharing schemes near public transport hubs, they are copying the same idea, but this time with …

• Greenpeace shows the Dark Side of Volkswagen

  Greenpeace’s new corporate bad guy target is Europe’s biggest car company Volkswagen (VW) who is “spending millions” trying to stop stricter climate laws in Europe, the environmental organization claims. In a (cute) two-part spoof video (watch below) of Volkswagen’s ‘The …

• Watch: The dangers of only riding in the bike lane in a car-centric world

  Meet Casey Neistat, a male bicyclist in New York, who got fined $50 for not riding in the bike lane by a police officer. Casey tried to convince the officer that many times it was more safe to ride on …

• French cities to test ban on gas guzzlers

  Photo credit: jurvetson French cities such as Paris, Lyon, Grenoble, and Aix-en-Provence are planning to test a ban on gas guzzlers such as SUVs, according to John Voelcker over at Greencarreports. Paris is set to be one of the first …

• Copenhagen and Lund – two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate

  Here are two videos from Streetfilms and the BBC which shows two cities in Scandinavia where bicycles dominate. You have probably already heard about Copenhagen and the city’s great reputation as a bicycle city. But you might not have heard …

• Eyjafjallajökull caused fall in carbon emissions

  This past week the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull was officially declared dormant. The volcano, which you almost certainly remember from the news, had a big eruption in the early months of this year effectively grounding flights all over Europe. “This second …

• Audi green police car commercial ignites controversy

  Controversy was sparked recently when Audi aired a new car commercial featuring “green police” arresting polluters for environmental infractions. The ad which ran during last Sunday’s Super Bowl, promoted Audi’s new car, the A3 TDI diesel.

• Going Green: How Tomorrow’s Cars Will Be Kinder to the Environment

  Photo credit: lammersch The car industry is currently undergoing a green revolution, with a number of exciting new technologies vying to challenge the predominance of petrol and diesel and put an end to the internal combustion engine’s negative effects on …

• Hybrid Cars: Under the Bonnet

  Photo credit: Mike Babcock Hybrid cars have well and truly entered the consciousness of the car-buying public in the last few years, as ‘greener motoring’ has become a hot topic. We have all heard that these cars are more eco-friendly …

• Michael Moore says goodbye to GM, calls for a new and greener auto industry

  Photo credit: Brave New Films The well-known Oscar and Emmy-winning director Michael Moore says goodbye to GM today as the failed auto company files for bankruptcy. Moore says the “big three” auto companies in the USA are responsible for their …